Q11:
REASON FOR SCHOOL SHOOTING

On April 20th of last year, some high school students in Littleton Colorado attacked and killed some of their classmates, using guns, pipe bombs and other explosives. What do you think is the main reason why this event happened?

Value

Label

UnweightedFrequency

%

1

PARENTS DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION/PARENTS' NEGLECT

458

39.8%

2

PEER PRESSURE - KIDS WEREN'T LIKE BY OTHER KIDS, W

27

2.3%

3

AVAILABILITY OF GUNS, WEAPONS

87

7.6%

4

LACK OF RELIGION, MORAL VALUES

56

4.9%

5

KIDS HAD PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

72

6.3%

6

PLAYED VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES

4

0.3%

7

IMITATE OTHER SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

5

0.4%

8

GOT INFORMATION ON INTERNET

8

0.7%

9

KIDS EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE IN TV AND MOVIES

90

7.8%

10

KIDS WERE FRUSTRATED, ALIENATED

52

4.5%

11

LACK OF DISCIPLINE

43

3.7%

12

SCHOOL/POLICE/OTHER LACK OF ATTENTION

86

7.5%

13

GANGS - TRENCH COAT MAFIA

2

0.2%

96

EVERYTHING

1

0.1%

97

NOTHING

0

0.0%

98

OTHER

40

3.5%

99

DK/NA

119

10.3%

Total

1,150

100%

Based upon 1,150 valid cases out of 1,150 total cases.

Location: 42-43 (width: 2; decimal: 0)

Variable Type: numeric

(Range of) Valid Data Values: 1 thru 99

Notes

Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted.
They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population.
Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.